The Skoll Community in action

A global and interdisciplinary group of academics and practitioners working in social and environmental impact, the Skoll Centre community regularly publish research and learning materials that explore how impact is led, financed, measured, and scaled. Below, you’ll find a curated selection of independently developed resources that showcase the breadth of ideas shaping the field.

Recent highlights

Building Japan’s Impact Economy.

Building Japan’s Impact Economy

A case series documenting the Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation’s ten-year role in building Japan’s impact economy ecosystem. Authored by Skoll Centre Visiting Fellow Gayle Peterson, it draws on 60+ stakeholder interviews and includes four investment-led case studies illuminating early fund design, cross-sector partnerships, systems change, gender equity, rural entrepreneurship, community wealth building, and community inclusion in impact measurement and management.

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Japan’s Impact Economy on Film.

Japan’s Impact Economy on Film

A five-film series documenting the Japan Social Innovation and Investment Foundation’s decade-long role in shaping Japan’s impact economy ecosystem. Featuring SIIF leaders and partners, the series explores early fund development, cross-sector collaboration, deliberate leadership insights from Nanako Kudo, rural entrepreneurship through A0 Group, and opportunities for fishing communities within Japan’s ocean economy. Each film surfaces practical lessons on systems change, ecosystem building, and community inclusion for academics and practitioners globally.

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Re-evaluating Investment Risk and Return

Re-evaluating Investment Risk and Return

Co-authored by Christin Juel, Skoll Centre Fellow Alex Nicholls, and Anna Woźniak, this report examines the long-term efficacy of conventional valuation tools and presents the Outcomes-Based Net Present Value (ONPV) model, an enhanced investment framework which better accounts for uncertainty, long-term risks, and social and environmental value. 

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2025

Natura Oxford Regeneration Studio Videos

Natura Oxford Regeneration Video Series

Char Love and Mary Johnstone-Louis
This series of six short training videos supports business leaders on their journey to regenerative practices. Developed and presented by Dr Mary Johnstone-Louis, Skoll Centre Fellow at Saïd Business School, and Char Love, Chief International Advocacy Officer at Natura, the videos feature practical tools and case studies to turn vision into action.
Systems Thinking for Impacting Investing Playbook

Systems Thinking for Impacting Investing Playbook

Karim Haji
Skoll Centre Fellow, Karim Harji, has published the Systems Thinking for Impact Investing Playbook with Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

The playbook is designed to equip investors—particularly foundations, family offices, and impact-oriented funds—with practical ways to integrate systems thinking across strategy, implementation, and impact measurement.
The front page of 'Meta Economics: Generating Moral Economies.'

Generating Moral Economies

Jonathan F. P. Rose
Visiting Fellow and Executive-in-Residence, Jonathan F. P. Rose, has published a new research article for the International Review of Applied Economics (Taylor and Francis) on the urgent need to apply meta-economics, integrating economics with ethics, the social sciences and the natural sciences, such as planetary health, ecology, neuroscience and systems thinking.
The first page of Celia's article.

Can AI Help Reduce Inequalities?

Celia Cruz
In an opinion piece for Folha de S.Paulo, Skoll Centre Visiting Fellow Celia Cruz and Regina Magalhães, explore how AI could support NGOs and impact businesses to drive equity and systemic change — if used ethically and intentionally.
Text reads: 'Sudanese Labor Integration in Egypt.'

Sudanese Labor Integration in Egypt

Yousif Yahya
Skoll Scholar Yousif Yahya’s Savannah Innovation Labs, in collaboration with Entlaq Holding, have published a report mapping Sudanese refugees and migrants in Egypt’s labour market. Examining demographics, employment, and legal frameworks, the report is an essential baseline for shaping policies and programmes that can transform displacement from a humanitarian crisis into a pathway for inclusive growth.
Communities, Mines and Distributive Politics

Communities, Mines and Distributive Politics

Matthew Amengual
Politics: Direct Contestation in the Andes’ with Oxford University Press. The book features detailed case studies of six mining conflicts in Bolivia and Peru, examining the conditions under which mining conflicts can lead to more inclusive and sustainable local development.